Correlates of and Barriers to the Utilization of Health Services for Delivery in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Table 4

Percent citing each reason for not delivering at a health facility by country.

Reason for not delivering at a health facility	Kenya	Nigeria	Tanzania	India	Pakistan
Cost too much	13.8	9.6	6.6	22.1	38.6
Facility not open	5.4	5.2	1.0	3.5	5.8
Too far/no transport	45.1	23.5	33.7	12.2	6.6
Do not trust facility	3.0	2.0	1.5	2.6	3.9
No female provider	1.7	1.3	1.0	1.1	0.8
Husband/family did not allow	1.6	4.6	1.9	5.0	7.2
Not necessary	22.3	54.9	19.2	69.6	54.1
Not customary	2.0	11.5	8.1	5.3	6.6
Abrupt delivery	16.1	—	—	—	5.5
Other	5.1	6.9	30.4	3.6	1.9
Mean number of reasons	1.16	1.20	1.03	1.25	1.31